Londrina Esporte Clube, or Londrina as they are usually called, is a Brazilian football team from Londrina

Londrina

Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...

 in Paraná

Paraná (state)

Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...

, founded on April 5, 1956. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...

 in 1980, won the state championship

Campeonato Paranaense

Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...

 three times, and competed several times in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

. Londrina's home is the 45,000-person capacity Café stadium

Estádio do Café

The Estádio Jacy Scaff, usually known as Estádio do Café, is a football stadium inaugurated on August 22, 1976 in Londrina, Paraná, with a maximum capacity of approximately 45,000 people. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Londrina, and is the home ground of Londrina Esporte Clube and...

.

History

Londrina was founded by a group of sportsmen that, after watching a friendly match between Nacional

Nacional Atlético Clube Sociedade Civil Ltda.

Nacional Atlético Clube, usually known simply as Nacional, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Rolândia, Paraná state, founded on April 28, 1947...

 and Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

 in Rolândia

Rolândia

Rolândia is a town and municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil.-References:...

, decided that they would not need to go to Rolândia to watch football. Instead, they founded a club in their own city. The club was founded on April 5, 1956. They chose blue and white to be Londrina's colors.

In 1969, Londrina

Londrina

Londrina is a city located in the northern region of the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is 369 km away from the capital, Curitiba. Londrina was originally founded by British settlers. The city exerts great influence on Paraná and Brazil's south region...

's two clubs, Londrina Futebol e Regatas and Paraná Esporte Clube merged into Londrina Esporte Clube. Red and white, city of Londrina colors, became the new club's colors. In 1972, Carlos Antônio Franchello returned to the presidency of the club, and restored blue and white as the club's colors.

In 2008, Londrina won the Copa Paraná

Copa Paraná

The Copa Paraná is a Brazilian football tournament played in the second semester of the year, along with other cups played in other states, participating clubs according to their performances in the state championships played during the first semester. A spot in the Copa do Brasil and in the...

 for the first time, after beating Cianorte

Cianorte Futebol Clube

Cianorte Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Cianorte, is a Brazilian football team from the city of Cianorte, Paraná state, founded on February 13, 2002.-History:...

 in the final. The club also competed in the same season

Recopa Sul-Brasileira 2008

The 2008 Recopa Sul-Brasileira was the 2nd staging of this Brazilian football knockout competition. All matches of the competition were played at Estádio Augusto Bauer, Brusque, Santa Catarina...

's Recopa Sul-Brasileira

Recopa Sul-Brasileira

The Recopa Sul-Brasileira is a Brazilian football competition reuniting the champions of four other competitions, which are the Copa FPF, the Copa Paraná, the Copa Santa Catarina and the Copa FGF, respectively played by teams of São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. It is...

. Londrina was eliminated in the Recopa Sul-Brasileira in the semifinals after a penalty shootout, by Brusque

Brusque Futebol Clube

Brusque Futebol Clube, usually known just as Brusque, is a football club from Brusque, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded on October 12, 1987...

.

Achievements

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
  The Série B is the second division of Brazilian football. It is played by 20 teams. However, the competition format has changed almost every year since it first occurred, in 1971. In some years, it was not played altogether...
  
  : 1

1980

• Campeonato Paranaense
  Campeonato Paranaense
  Campeonato Paranaense, which has been contested since 1915, is the football league of the state of Paraná, Brazil. The "Série Ouro", literally the Golden Series, are the highest division of the league.-Format:...
  
  : 3

1962, 1981, 1992

• Copa Paraná
  Copa Paraná
  The Copa Paraná is a Brazilian football tournament played in the second semester of the year, along with other cups played in other states, participating clubs according to their performances in the state championships played during the first semester. A spot in the Copa do Brasil and in the...
  
  : 1

2008

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A participations

The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

 in 1976

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1976

The 1976 Campeonato Brasiliero was the sixth edition of Brazil's top football tournament for clubs. It was won by the holders Internacional, with Corinthians finishing as runners-up.-Final standings:-External links:*...

, 1977

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1977

-Overview:It was performed in 62 teams, and São Paulo won the championship. This championship is notable for producing what is perhaps the only unbeaten runner-up in world football. Atlético had won all but three of its matches, which were drawn, but was to play a single final match against São...

, 1978

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1978

-Overview:It was performed in 74 teams, and Guarani won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, 1979

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1979

-Overview:94 teams took part, and Internacional won the championship undefeated.-Final standings:-References:...

, 1981

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1981

-Overview:It was performed in 44 teams, and Grêmio won the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, 1982

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1982

-Overview:44 teams took part, with Flamengo winning the championship.-Final standings:-References:...

, and in 1986

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1986

-Overview:It was performed by 48 teams, including the four champions of the Série B and São Paulo won the championship.-Final standings:-Série A and Série B overall standings:-References:*...

. Londrina's best campaign was in 1977, when the club finished in the fourth place.

Stadium

Londrina's stadium is Estádio do Café, inaugurated in 1976, with a maximum capacity of 45,000 people. However, Vitorino Gonçalves Dias stadium, with a maximum capacity of 13,000 people is owned by Londrina, and sometimes is also used by the club.

Noted players

Carlos Alberto Garcia Élber Emílson Cribari

Emílson Sánchez Cribari

Emílson Sánchez Cribari is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.-Career:...

 Gauchinho Neneca Rafinha

External links

Londrina Esporte Clube's official Website